Alice Foster

As Head of Author Development & Publisher at Manuscripts, Alice guides authors from concept to publication. Her experience includes roles as a writer at Bloomsbury and a consultant at Penguin. A University of Oxford graduate, she is passionate about innovating within the industry and championing bold, diverse voices to shape the future of storytelling.

Alice possesses a deep, introspective connection to the written word. She views books as a crucial source of emotional vocabulary and believes in their power to connect and inspire. Her reflections reveal a fascination with the creative process, the weight of untold stories, and the emotions that fuel a writers journey.

She believes a writing block is rarely about words, but rather about the feeling waiting behind them.